Zealous reformers, deadly laws : battling stereotypes
- Author/Creator:
- Kishwar, Madhu
- Publication/Creation:
- New Delhi, India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2008
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Zealous reformers, deadly laws : battling stereotypes / Madhu Purnima Kishwar
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Women's rights--India
Sex role--India
Women--Law and legislation--India
Gender roles
Role behavior
Women
Gender identity
Gender
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- From Manusmitri to Madhusmriti : flagellating a mythical enemy -- Zealous reformers, deadly laws : the conflicting interpretations and politics of Sati -- Naive outpourings of a self-hating Indian : Deepa Mehta's Fire -- Allies or adversaries? : the continuing hold of traditional female moral exemplars in India -- Learning to take people seriously -- Dowry : to ensure her happiness or to disinherit her? -- Using women as a pretext for censorship : the indecent representation of women (prohibition) bill -- Women's organizations I : vengeance squads, firefighters or counsellors? -- Women's organizations II : the pressure of unrealistic expectations -- Laws against domestic violence : underused or abused? -- Well-intentioned but over ambitious : a review of the new domestic violence act -- Destined to fail : inherent flaws in the anti-dowry legislation -- Toiling without rights : Ho women of Singhbhum -- Inheritance rights for women : a response to some commonly expressed fears -- Nature of women's mobilization in rural India -- The logic of quotas : women's movement splits on the reservation bill -- Indian politics : encourages durgas, snubs women -- Enhancing women's representation in legislatures : an alternative to the government bill for women's reservation -- Lack of gender solidarity : systematic degrading of women politicians.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 419 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990022352510302486
- ISBN:
- 0761936378 (paper back)
9780761936374 (paper back) - OCLC Number:
- 212893633
- Barcode:
- 010001384250
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